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1608187

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants in small boats have been prevented from sailing across the Channel in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	175701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>These crossings are dangerous, illegal and unnecessary, and the UK Government works closely with the French to prevent them from happening wherever possible. In the past 12 months, nearly 33,000 crossing attempts have been prevented as a result of our joint work.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 31/03/2023 13:25:32 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1608275

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has identified alternative accommodation for Afghan refugees who are due to leave hotel accommodation by the end of the 2023.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	175603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is working with local authorities across the UK to meet the demand for housing. Over 9,000 Afghans under our ACRS and ARAP pathways [please check this] have been supported into settled accommodation.</p><p>Hotels are not suitable for long-term accommodation, and we want to support people to rebuild their lives in the UK so that they can enjoy the freedoms of independent living and integrate into society. Supporting them to move into long-term more suitable accommodation is critical in achieving this.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 31/03/2023 13:24:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1608276

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the cost of accommodating Afghan refugees in non-hotel accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	175604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>Local authorities receive a integration tariff funding of £20,520 per person, over three years, for each Afghan family they resettle and provide full integration support to for this duration. They have the flexibility to use this funding to contribute towards renting accommodation, including deposit, letting fees and necessary furnishings.</p><p> </p><p>We are providing over £35 million of new funding to local authorities to deliver greater support and are also expanding the Local Authority Housing Fund by £250m which helps councils to source homes – where the majority of this additional funding will be used to find homes for Afghans.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 31/03/2023 13:23:37 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1608303

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to help ensure airports have sufficient Border Force resources ahead of the Easter and Summer holiday periods.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	175611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>Border Force’s number one priority is to keep our borders safe and secure for all passengers, and we will not compromise on this.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with all UK ports and airports to ensure passengers have the smoothest possible journey.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force have robust plans in place to deploy officers flexibly to support passenger flow and to help minimise wait times and queues at the UK border.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 31/03/2023 13:46:14 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1608385

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to introduce a Minister for Economic Crime.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	175647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>Ministerial appointments are a matter for the Prime Minister’s office.</p><p>The Home Office and HM Treasury lead the policy response to tackling economic crime for government. It is right that these two departments jointly lead the government’s approach, to support system leadership that fully considers the long-term ramifications of decisions that impact both the UK’s prosperity and security. The Treasury leads on supervision and regulation, while the Home Office leads on law enforcement capabilities and related legislation</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 03/04/2023 11:39:40 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1608388

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle authorised push payment fraud, including that which targets vulnerable people.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	175650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>Authorised Push Payment scams are often highly sophisticated and emotionally manipulative and it is unacceptable that victims may lose their money as a result. The Government is working with industry, including the banking and tech sectors to ensure that victims are protected from these crimes in the first place and are not left out of pocket because of them</p><p>The government is legislating through the Financial Services and Markets Bill to give the Payment Systems Regulator the powers it needs to make all Payment Service Providers reimburse victims of authorised fraud on the Faster Payments System in circumstances where the victim hasn’t been grossly negligent. We expect that this will materially improve outcomes for victims and provide enhanced incentives for firms to prevent these scams in the first place. The Payment Systems Regulator has consulted on the mechanism for reimbursement and industry liability and will publish its response shortly.</p><p>We are focused on stopping unscrupulous fraudsters in their tracks and supporting victims so they can recover and protect themselves. Raising awareness and safeguarding victims will form a key part of the Government’s forthcoming fraud strategy.</p><p> </p><p>We are already taking concrete steps to protect the most vulnerable victims:</p><ul><li>The Home Office is working with City of London Police to expand the Action Fraud National Economic Crime Victim Care Unit across England and Wales for victims whose cases are not investigated by the police. These units aims to make victims feel safer and more confident following contact, whilst assisting them to cope and recover from the crime and to significantly reduce the likelihood of repeat victimisation. The Home Office is working with City of London Police to deliver a nationwide rollout of these units.</li></ul><p>.</p><ul><li>We are working with industry to do more to protect victims from fraud. We have re-launched the Joint Fraud Taskforce which brings together the public and private sectors to combat fraud and we have agreed voluntary sector charters with the banking, telecommunications and accountancy sectors that among other things have resulted in fewer scam messages reaching victims.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>We continue to support the National Trading Standards on the roll out of call blocking devices to vulnerable people and the National Economic Crime Centre have recently provided further funding for the delivery of additional devices. These devices have helped to provide protection against nuisance and scam calls.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>We have established a Victims of Fraud Working Group which brings together key stakeholders from law enforcement, victim support services and the private sector to create a forum to discuss the victim support landscape, share best practice, close vulnerabilities in the system and ensure that victims of fraud and cyber crime are consistently receiving the right level of support.</li></ul> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 03/04/2023 11:41:49 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1607696

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime: Smart Devices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to help prevent the illegal sale of devices to hack vehicles' Bluetooth devices and access people's personal mobile phone data.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	174298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling vehicle crime.</p><p>We are working closely with police and motor manufacturers through the National Vehicle Crime Working Group, chaired by ACC Jennifer Sims, the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for vehicle crime, to take forward a programme of work to prevent and reduce vehicle crime.</p><p>A vehicle crime intelligence group has been set up to monitor emerging trends in vehicle crime, such as devices used to steal vehicles and ways in which criminals can exploit new vehicle technology. This group provides a link between the Home Office, police, vehicle manufacturers and Thatcham Research, the automotive insurer’s research centre.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 30/03/2023 14:31:44 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1607707

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the threat posed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to (a) the UK and its interests in the Middle East and (b) Iranians critical of the regime in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	174452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>We do not routinely comment on operational or intelligence matters, however the UK will always stand up to threats from foreign nations.</p><p>As I announced in my statement to the House on the 20 February, HMG have responded to 15 credible threats to kidnap or even kill UK-based individuals by the Iranian regime. We continually assess potential threats in the UK, and will continue to take the protection of individuals’ rights, freedoms, and safety in the UK very seriously.</p><p>The UK Government has been clear about its continued concerns over destabilising activity of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the UK and overseas. This includes IRGC political, financial and military support to a number of militant and proscribed groups in the region, including Hizballah in Lebanon and Syria, militias in Iraq and the Houthis in Yemen. The UK already sanctions the IRGC in its entirety and on the 20 March, 7 further individuals were sanctioned.</p><p>In concert with partners, the Home Office is leading work on countering Iranian-state threats, making use of the full breadth and expertise of the government and our extraordinary and courageous police, security, and intelligence agencies.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 30/03/2023 15:50:50 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1607708

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of whether the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fulfils the criteria under the Terrorism Act 2006 for a terrorist organisation.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	174453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>While the UK Government keeps the list of proscribed organisations under review, we do not routinely comment on whether an organisation is or is not being considered for proscription.</p><p>The UK Government has long been clear about our concerns over the malign activity of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The UK maintains sanctions on over 300 Iranian individuals and entities covering human rights abuses, nuclear proliferation and terrorism. The Government has also imposed sanctions on the IRGC in its entirety and on several senior security and political figures in Iran, including senior commanders within the IRGC and its Basij force. The Government will continue to hold Iran and the IRGC to account.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 30/03/2023 15:52:58 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1607727

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Legal Aid Scheme and Legal Opinion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that people entering the UK by irregular means in the future will be able to access both legal advice and legal aid in a timely manner before they are removed.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	174287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>People subject to the duty to remove under the Illegal Migration Bill will have access to means and merits-free legal advice before they are removed from the UK.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 31/03/2023 12:45:47 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham